Question

Deborah is writing a report on office lighting and work productivity. She uses a bar chart to depict the increase in work productivity after softer lighting was installed. However, she places the chart two pages after the point where it is mentioned.

What advice should you give her?

A. Place the graphic in a separate report
B. Place the graphic at the end of the report
C. Place the graphic close to the point where it is mentioned.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "C": Place the graphic close to the point where it is mentioned.

Explanation:

The purpose of displaying graphs in reports is to show dynamically information that could be too dense to read. Comparative charts, bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs relate different variables of a study in a form the data will be quick and easy to interpret.

Graphs always must be close to the information they represent. If it could be on the same page where the written information is reported it will be better but if that is not possible, the graph must be on the page following the description.